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Varley, T. (2009) 'Populism and the Politics of Community Survival in Ireland' In: J. McDonagh, T. Varley and S. Shortall, eds., A Living Countryside? The Politics of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland. 2009, Farnham: Ashgate. [Details]

Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (2001) 'Fighting for Survival: A Comparison of Two Irish Community Development Movements' In: Byron, R.; Hutson, J (eds). Community Development on the North Atlantic Margin. Aldershot: Ashgate. [Details]

Varley, T., Ruddy, M. (1996) 'Partners Worthy of the Name? The State and Community Groups in the Forum Project' In: Conroy, P (eds). Partnership in Action: The Role of Community Development and Partnership in Ireland. Galway: The Community Workers' Co-operative. [Details]

Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (1992) 'Muintir na Tíre and the Crisis of Community Development in Ireland' In: Leroy, M (eds). Regional Development Around the North Atlantic Rim. Nova Scotia: International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions. [Details]

Varley, T. (1988) 'Agrarian Crime and Social Control: Sinn Féin and the Land Question in the West of Ireland in 1920' In: Tomlinson, M. et al (eds). Whose Law and Order? Aspects of Crime and Social Control in Ireland. Belfast: Sociological Association of Ireland. [Details]

Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, T. (1988) 'Community Group/State Relationships: The Case of West of Ireland Community Councils' In: Byron, R (eds). Public Policy and the Periphery: Problems and Prospects in Marginal Regions. Belfast: Association for the Study of Marginal Regions. [Details]

Ó Cearbhaill, D., Varley, A. (1986) 'A Longitudinal Study of Twenty-Five West of Ireland Community Councils' In: Ó Cearbhaill, D (eds). New Approaches to the Development of Marginal Regions: The Organisation and Development of Local Initiative; Galway: 8th International Seminar on Marginal Regions in association with University College Galway. [Details]

Varley, T. (2004) 'Irish Land Reform and the West Between the Wars'. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 56 :213-232. [Details]

Varley, T. (2003) 'A Region of Sturdy Smallholders? Western Nationalists and Agrarian Politics during the First World War'. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, 55 :127-50. [Details]

T. Varley (with P. Moser) (2013) ‘On the margins of the centre? Comparing the activist careers of Elizabeth Bobbett in Ireland and Augusta Gillabert-Randin in Switzerland’, Rural History 2013: International Conference of the European Rural History Organisation, Bern, Switzerland. Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (2003) Following in Davitt's Footsteps? Clann na Talmhan and the Irish Land Question. Land, Politics and the State: New and Comparative Perspectives on the Irish land question, 1879-1973. Department of History, NUI Maynooth: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (2002) Arensberg and Kimball and the Study of Irish Family History. Western Family History Association. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (2002) In Pursuit of the Common Good: Interpreting Organisational Changes in an Irish Community Development Movement. Community Development Society's Annual Conference; Building Peace: Community and Diversity. Cleveland, Mississippi, USA: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (2001) Partnership and Community Development: An Irish Case Study. International Summit on Community and Rural Development: The Times They Are A-changing. Duluth, Minnesota, USA: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1999) Fighting for Survival: A Comparison of Two Irish Community Development Organisations. 15th International Seminar on Marginal Regions. Newfoundland: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1999) National Heroes or Lame Ducks? The Irish State and the Smallholder Ideal. 26th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1999) Smallholders and Collective Action in Twentieth-century Ireland. Second Regional Conference on Social Movements and Change. International Sociological Association/Dept. of Sociology, University College Cork: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1998) Community Action as a Social Movement in Ireland. paper read to conference organised by Muintir na Tire on local community action in Ireland. Tipperary: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1998) Modernisation and Dissent: Official and Local Reactions to Rural Restructuring in the 1950s and '60s. 25th annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Wexford: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1998) From Crisis Management to Expansionism?: Strategic Planning and Negotiating Adversity in an Irish Community Development Organisation. PIMA98 conference on Marginal Rural Areas in the new Millenium: New Issues? New Opportunities. Scottish Agricultural College, Aberdeen: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1997) Muintir na Tíre and the Constitution of Community Councils as a Nationally Organised Interest in Ireland. International Society for the Study of Marginal Regions. Inverness: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1996) Reconstructing Arensberg and Kimball's Ethnography of 1930s Ireland. International Sociological Association (ISA), Research Committee on the History of Sociology (RCHS) Conference. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1993) The Role of an Irish NGO in the Promotion of Peripheral Areas. Symposium on Rural Poverty Alleviation. Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1992) The Policy Context of Local Development. Clare Resource Centre/European Co-ordination of the World Council of Churches seminar; Empowering the Marginalised: Local Action in the European Context. Corofin, Co. Clare: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1992) Making It Up As You Go Along: The Theory and Practice of Community Action in Rural Ireland. European Consortium for Political Research Planning Session, Contextual Solutions to Problems of Political Action. University of Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Ó Cearbhaill, D. (1992) Community Development in Rural Ireland: Negotiating the Crisis. International Geographic Union/Commission on Changing Rural Systems/Subcommission on Highlands and High Latitude Zones and the Consortium on Perceived Planning Issues in Marginal Regions of Developed Countries. Boone, North Carolina: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1991) Co-operation in Rural Ireland: An Approach in Terminal Crisis?. First International School of Rural Development. University College, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1990) Community Enterprise in the West of Ireland. Local Development and Change in Britain and Ireland; Policy Research Institute and the Department of Social Studies. Queen's University Belfast, Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1989) The State and Community Development in Ireland. Department of Architecture and Planning, Queen's University Belfast seminar; New Perspectives on Rural Development. Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Ruddy, M. (1989) Sea Farming and Local Development in North Connemara. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1989) Community Development in Ireland. Annual Conference of the Development Studies Association. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1989) Agrarian Crime and Social Control: The Politics of Land Reform in Connacht in 1920. Land Agitation in the West of Ireland during the War of Independence; Galway Labour History Group's First Annual Mary Murray Seminar (devoted to the theme 'Land and Sea'). Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., ó Cearbhaill, D. (1987) Community Group/State Relationships with Reference to West of Ireland Community Councils. Ninth International Seminar on Marginal Regions. The Western Isles: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1985) Agrarian Crime and Social Control: The Politics of Land Reform in Connacht in 1920. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Belfast: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1985) Adult Education and Community Development in the West of Ireland. Development and Adult Education. Bristol: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., ó Cearbhaill, D. (1985) A Longitudinal Study of 25 West of Ireland Community Councils. Eighth International Seminar on Marginal Regions (Research funded by an ancillary grant of the National Board of Science and Technology). Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1983) Bringing Industry to the Periphery: A West of Ireland Case Study. Voluntary Associations and Industrial Promotion: A West of Ireland Case Study; annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Wexford: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1983) Children and Childhood in Rural Ireland: A Consideration of the Ethnographic Literature. Tenth International Conference of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Trinity College, Dublin: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C. (1983) Bringing Industry to the Periphery: A West of Ireland Case Study. annual conference of the British Sociological Association. University College, Cardiff: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C., O'Donohue, K. (1982) Leadership and Brokerage: Community Councils and Community Development in two West of Ireland Rural Communities. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T., Curtin, C., O'Donohue, K. (1982) Leadership and Brokerage: Community Councils and Community Development in two West of Ireland Rural Communities. Commerce Faculty Seminar. University College, Galway: Conference Paper [Details]

Varley, T. (1981) Functionalism and Ideology in Arensberg and Kimball's Family and Community in Ireland. annual conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland. Limerick: Conference Paper [Details]

Non Published Reports

Varley, T. (1988) Rural Development and Combating Poverty: The Rural Projects of the Second European Combat Poverty Programme (1985 - 9) in Historical and Comparative Context.. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre, University College, Galway. Non Published Reports [Details]

Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1987) A Resource Survey of Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre, University College Galway. Working Paper; Funded by the Leitrim County Development Team. Non Published Reports [Details]

Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1985) Tourism in East Clare. Galway: Board of Extra-Mural Studies, University College Galway; Funded by the Clare County Development Team. Non Published Reports [Details]

Curtin, C., Varley, A. (1983) A Resource Survey of the Ballinrobe Area, Co. Mayo. Galway: Board of Extra-Mural Studies, University College Galway; Funded by the Mayo County Development Team. Non Published Reports [Details]

Workshops

Varley, T. (2010) John Healy and the Western Smallholder Question’. Invited lecture at the John Healy Weekend, Charlestown, Co. Mayo. Workshops [Details]